310 Truths and Misconceptions About Carryover

Published: June 2, 2023, 5 a.m.

Welcome to the Scaling UP! H2O Podcast, where we dive deep into the world of industrial water treatment. In this episode, we're debunking the misconceptions around carryover and exploring the scientific truth behind it. We've invited Louis Godbout and Simina Alungulesa from TGWT to share their latest research and insights on the subject. Have you ever wondered what tannins are and what they do? Or what the reason for carryover is? How about the impact of bubble size and defoamers? And what does salt have to do with it all? Don't miss this episode, where we uncover the answers to these questions and more. So join us and discover how the right chemistry can make cycling-up possible.

Bottom line: Cycling-up is possible for those who dare to use the right chemistry.

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Timestamps

Trace Blackmore shares the upcoming June holidays and challenges everyone to choose kind words [1:00]

Upcoming Events for Water Treatment Professionals [7:00]

Interview with Louis Godbout and Simina Alungulesa on their latest carryover research [10:00]\xa0

Periodic Water Table With James McDonald [1:03:00]

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Quotes

\u201cYour cycling up, your savings go down as the cycles go up. If you go from 10 to 20, that's a big game changer, but from 20 to 40, it's a diminishing return.\u201d - Louis Godbout

\u201cMost of the time, we find carryover is due to mechanical issues, but if it is combined with high TDS, the problem is really worse, it worsens everything and it makes a boiler more sensitive to any variation in pressure\u201d - Louis Godbout

\u201cHow far can we go? How far can we go with this treatment or that treatment?

People overuse antifoams.\u201d - Louis Godbout

\u201cYou cannot use conventional antifoams to cycle-up.\u201d - Louis Godbout

\u201cThere were many mysteries about tannins, and because the chemistry is complicated, it is extremely complex.\u201d - Louis Godbout

\u201cTannins react readily with oxygen; they are oxygen scavengers. - Louis Godbout

\u201cWe realized that: YES indeed, a lot of the antiforms that are presently used in the industry do have a positive effect on bubble coalescence.\u201d - Simina Alungulesa

\u201cIf you look at typical antifoams based on polyglycols, if you put them in boiler conditions, what actually happens is that they degrade into surface-active substances, which means they actually create even MORE foam.\u201d\xa0 - Simina Alungulesa

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Connect with Louis Godbout

Phone: +1 (438)940-6809

Email: lgodbout@tgwt.com

LinkedIn : in/louis-godbout-96641972/

Website: https://www.tgwt.com/company

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Connect with Simina Alungulesa

Phone: +1 (514) 266-1282

Email: salungulesa@tgwt.com

LinkedIn: in/simina-alungulesa-p-eng-009052156/

Website: https://www.tgwt.com/company

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Check out the 2023 Spring Edition of The Analyst and read Louis and Simina\u2019s articles: Cycling Up: Truth or Dare? and Clozit \u2013 Certified by CTGN: Steam Boiler Mass Balance Tool\xa0

Check out Simina and Louis\u2019 AWT Presentation Cycling-Up without Carryover

Read or Download Louis and Simina\u2019s Press Release HERE

Download the Truths and Misconceptions about Carryover infographic HERE

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2023 Events for Water Professionals

Check out our Scaling UP! H2O Events Calendar where we\u2019ve listed every event Water Treaters should be aware of by clicking HERE or using the dropdown menu.

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Periodic Water Table With James McDonald

Hydrogen Peroxide or H2O2: While we may find it in our medicine cabinets, it has uses in industrial water treatment, too.\xa0 First, what are these uses? How is hydrogen peroxide introduced into a system? Do you purchase pure hydrogen peroxide or is it generated in-situ? If in-situ, what other chemicals are involved? Is hydrogen peroxide fast or slow acting? What can cause a hydrogen peroxide solution to decompose? Is this decomposition reaction exothermic or endothermic? What are the reaction byproducts of decomposed hydrogen peroxide? Can decomposition cause a dangerous situation? How do you test for hydrogen peroxide?

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